Testimony on murders in Chaca, Huanta, Ayacucho
Testimony of a woman who witnessed murders in Chaca, Huanta, Ayacucho. She recounts the traumatic impact on her family, especially on her daughter who developed heart disease, and the economic hardship resulting from the loss.
The declarant gave her testimony in Lima in October 2002 before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. She witnessed the murders that took place in Chaca, province of Huanta, department of Ayacucho. In her account she describes the traumatic impact of witnessing these violent events, mentioning health problems resulting from the trauma, including heart disease in her daughter. The affiant explains how she has had to counsel her daughter about her father's death at the hands of terrorists, facing the economic and emotional consequences of the violence.